Headmistress Kijewski-Jareau
March 15, 2013 6:10 PM
Returning Feast by Headmistress Kijewski-Jareau
Kiva waited quietly for the student body to settle down. They had all returned from their Christmas/New Year’s break and she was sure they were rather excited to show off all their new gifts that they had received. Christmas at the Jareaus’ house had been equally chaotic. It was hard to find gifts for Angel and Ayita as they seemed rather uncertain by it all, so instead, they did outing and allowed them to pick and choose what they wanted. They were teenagers, so, really, it was probably better that way anyway. Emery and Chloe celebrated happily as ten year olds did. It was difficult to believe that the two of them would be starting Sonora next year. And the baby turned 6 months and was utterly adorable. Maybe now that Harper was a little older, Angel and Ayita wouldn’t be so distant to her. They needed to bond with her just as much as everyone else. It was something that they would need to work on.That was neither here nor there though. Feeling that everyone had amble time to say their ‘hellos’ Kiva stood and called for everyone’s attention. “Good Evening everyone and welcome back. I hope your holidays went on smoothly and you all received the gifts you were wishing for.” The happier the students were after a stay with parents, the better the start of the term would be for them all.
“First, I want to congratulate you all for making it through our first challenge presented to you. Our lovely librarian, Ms. Diaz and your Charms Professor, Professor Olivers, were kind enough to put all of that together for your benefit. “ Kiva paused to allow for applause for the two staff members before continuing. “Our next challenge isn’t too far from now, so let’s see if this little break had caused any of you to become a little stale on your team work.” Kiva mused. She did hope they understood that this was meant to be about team work and nothing more than that. The team that worked together, was the team that won in the end.
“Coach Pierce has informed me that there was not enough interest in her Exhibition Match despite the shameless display of emotion some of you showed at the Opening Feast, so the Exhibition Match has been cancelled. If anything changes regarding Quidditch, Coach Pierce will send out notices.” Kiva advised them all. “Captains, make sure you keep up with representing your badges and keep your team spirits high this year and work with them how you see fit.”
Kiva gave a thought for a moment to make sure she covered everything, before adding, “Team scores for the first challenge will be provided to me soon. Once I get them, I will post team rankings. Maybe this will be a great motivational resource to work with your team come the next challenge.” Kiva commented lightly. “Enjoy your meal, everyone. The Prairie Elves were very excited for your return, so they made quite the feast.” With that, they were dismissed to enjoy their dinner and to return to their conversations with friends.
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Getting back into the swing of things. by Brianna Japos with Linus Macaulay, Linus, Brianna
Back in business by Waverly Canterbury with Theresa Carey, Waverly
I'm glad to be back by Wendy Canterbury with Annabelle and Annette Pierce, Wendy
A question for Reggie by Derry Four with Regina Parker
On the hunt for sauce... by Francesca Wolseithcrafte with Anthony Carey VIII, Anthony Carey
Quietly watching by Megan Brownbriar with Rupert Princeton, Meggie
Let's do this. Again. by Adam Spencer
Second Thoughts by Andri Thornton
Cloud Nine (take two) by Aubrielle Thornton
Pretty Princess by McKinley Andrews
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Derry Four
March 19, 2013 12:39 PM
A question for Reggie by Derry Four
Derry's midterm had been about normal for him now. He went home to Boston, spent some time with the neighborhood kids and the guys he knew from the summer baseball league, exchanged gifts with the Boston Pierces on Christmas - including Coach Pierce, which was, quite honestly, still a little weird - and played with his nephew who was now four years old.He'd also picked up a couple gifts for his friends at Sonora and he had a wrapped one in his robe pocket now, as he sat down next to Reggie at the Teppenpaw table and grinned cheerfully at her.
He'd also taken an opportunity on Christmas to talk to his big brother about girls and dances and stuff that he wasn't quite comfortable talking to Mom about. Three had even explained the weird reaction he had gotten from Reggie at the Bonfire better than anyone else had.
Reggie liked him, and was mad he had sat next to Josephine instead.
Derry felt hugely relieved he had never actually pulled together the courage to make a move on Josephine. That would have really upset Reggie, and she might not have ever spoken to either of them again and that was just too horrible to contemplate.
And when Three had explained that she never told this to Four herself because she might not even realize it - Three said he and Gabby had been dating for three years before they knew about it - everything just made so much sense.
Derry liked her, too, and that was why it never seemed like quite the right time to ask out Josephine.
So here he was. Sitting next to Reggie Parker and, for the very first time ever, feeling a little nervous in her presence. He barely even heard the disappointing news about the Exhibition match not working out, too busy thinking about what might happen immediately following the Headmistress's speech.
When she did stop talking - saying Merlin only knew what, hopefully it wasn't important - Derry put the small, wrapped package in front of his best friend. Inside was a gold necklace with a charm shaped like an R on it. He hoped she liked it.
"Merry Christmas," he told her, then urged eagerly, "Open it."
He waited until the wrapping paper was off and she had opened the jeweler's box before asking, "So, um, do you think that will go with your dress for the ball? And-would-you-maybe-go-to-that-with-me?" He hoped she'd say yes. And he hoped she'd been able to understand the question.
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Regina Parker
March 21, 2013 10:09 PM
Answer to the Question by Regina Parker
Reggie’s midterm had been a bit of a bore. After skiing with Derry and his mother last midterm and then spending part of her summer in Canada, just sitting at home with her dad and grandparents seemed a little too mundane nowadays. Not that she would ever complain about spending additional time with them. She loved her family, as small and normal as they were, more than anything. Even though she was bored in her Nebraska small town, it still felt so right. They were able to laugh and share. They were a family in a way that Reggie was aware many didn’t have. So, she spent her days scrapbooking, cooking, and baking with her grandmother and her evenings studying new potions or working with him on a project. It was fun, even if she hadn’t wanted to admit it.Christmas had been nice. Her father felt Reggie was too old for him to buy her clothes, but he had gotten her plenty of gift cards. As a joke, he wrapped them all in different sized boxes and she had to unwrap each of them separately. She pretended to be frustrated by it all, but really, she thought it was great fun. Amongst the gift cards were a new potions kit and a pair of skis. All in all, she felt she had a pretty good haul.
She had gone shopping with her Muggle friends and bought all sorts of new clothes. She had even bought three different dress robes for the ball. She had no idea what one she wanted to wear but they were all so cute that she couldn’t walk away from them. She figured, she would know what dress to wear when the time came and the others she could wear at some really awesome party. The more pressing matter was finding someone to go with. She was Prefect, so that meant she would be leading the dance along with the other Prefects and the Head Boy and Girl. How dumb would she look if she went alone?
“Hi Derry!” Reggie greeted when he sat down beside her. This was completely normal. They always sat next to one another at feasts or, really, any meal. They didn’t have time to chat though because the speech had begun and being Prefect, Reggie had to pay attention. She was a little surprised about the exhibition game being cancelled, she had thought for sure there would have been a large response for it after the announcement of the cancellation of the Quidditch season had happened, but she supposed after the first challenge came out, more kids realized how much work they had to do and couldn’t add in Quidditch too. But the news of the upcoming second challenge surprised her more. Already with another challenge?
Reggie shook her head and went to grab some food when Derry placed the small wrapped package in front of her. “Oh?” she raised her eyebrows at him. “My gift for you is in my trunk. I was going to give it to you after the feast.” Reggie commented, as she unwrapped hers. The small box was a little worrisome, it seemed like an expensive gift. She and her father were not left wanting. They lived a very comfortable life between the two of them, but they certainly weren’t loaded. And Reggie was more of a sentimental gift giver than someone who spent a lot of money. When she opened it though, the girl in her came out, “Oooo, this is so pretty!” She exclaimed, gently touching the ‘R’ as she looked at it. Jewelry wasn’t a friend gift, was it? Between girls maybe and only if it was play jewelry, but this was the real thing and it was from Derry… Then again, Derry probably saw it in a window and thought that the ‘R’ seemed very ‘Reggie’ and not really considered the gift itself.
Lost in admiration over her new necklace (she didn’t have real jewelry so she was trying to work out if it could be worn as an everyday thing), it took her a few seconds to process what he had just said. Once it had registered, Reggie looked away from the gift and over to Derry, “Did you just ask me to the ball?” Reggie was honestly surprised. She shifted closer to him and lowered her voice, “I thought you were totally going to ask Josephine, are you being my Knight right now because you know I haven’t got a date yet?” She asked him suspiciously. Straightening up, Reggie smiled. “The answer is yes. I’ll go with you.”
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Derry Four
March 25, 2013 11:44 AM
Just the answer I wanted to hear, too! by Derry Four
Derry did not mind waiting for his own gift, and would have waited until after Reggie opened hers first even if she'd had it on her. Three had said it was important to ask girls out when they were in a good mood so they didn't say no for reasons that had nothing to do with him, and Four figured right after opening his present would be ideal timing to ensure a good mood. The necklace had been on sale, buy one get one half off, so his mom had gotten a white gold one in the shape of a J, too. Mom had loved hers, so he had no reason to think Reggie wouldn't as well, especially with a ball in a couple months.He was still a bit relieved when she exclaimed over it - he'd been second guessing whether she would have preferred white gold, too, but regular gold was closer to Teppenpaw's colors, and he'd thought that one just seemed more Reggie anyway.
The nerves started coming back as she seemed not to react to his question - had she not understood him, or did he not speak up loud enough? And how long should he wait before repeating it? - but then she looked up at him again and she had both heard and understood him. "Yeah," he confirmed the accuracy of her ears.
"Awesome!" he declared when she agreed to go with him, grinning happily. "Should I find a shining helmet to wear? That would be so cool. And I thought about asking out Josephine, but it never felt like the right time. Now it does. With you." He tried for what he thought was a charming smile but mostly just hoped he wasn't making a hash of this so soon after she'd said yes by talking about another girl. But Reggie had asked, and he'd already told her that he kind of fancied the Pecari during their ski trip, so he didn't see much choice if he wanted her to even remotely consider this a date-date.
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Just the answer I wanted to hear, too!
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Reggie
March 25, 2013 5:20 PM
I should hope so! by Reggie
Reggie couldn’t deny the fact that it was a little strange that she would be going to the ball with only Derry. It would have been different if it had been a group of their friends together because then it would have been just like any other event they had ever done together. But this would be just the two of them, dressed nicely, and her wearing the necklace that Derry had given to her. It felt like it was more of a couple thing between them than just two friends attending a school event togetherReggie laughed, making a face as though imagining him in a Knight outfit, “I think your usual hat fits you much better than a bulky helmet.” Reggie commented. She always wanted to steal his hat and wear it herself to see how he would feel about it. Like a teasing game. But part of her felt like that was something a little deeper than friendship, at least, in the fantasy she had in her head about it. That always made her feel a little guilty because she wasn’t supposed to see Derry in that way, but she felt it was completely normal too. He was a male and cute. Those thoughts just happened.
Of course, Derry wasn’t helping her train of thought when he mentioned how the timing wasn’t right for Josephine but it was for her. She didn’t know exactly what that meant. Was he now over Josephine? Reggie had her fair share of crushes so she could understand how quickly they came and went, but he had seemed really into her last year. Reggie thought for sure he would have asked her out. Even so, Reggie couldn’t help but feel that maybe the ball was a date between the two of them and a pleased smile formed on her lips.
“Don’t be weird, Derry!” Reggie stated, poking him in the side with a nervous and uncertain laugh. She didn’t want to read more into it than she ought to and making things difficult between them. “It sounds like you’re asking me out or something.”
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Derry Four
March 27, 2013 4:21 PM
See? We are totally in sync. by Derry Four
Derry grinned and adjusted his tricorner hat as Reggie declared it suited him better than a helm. It was likely true, but he was mildly disappointed that he didn't have a good excuse to dress up for the ball. Costume parties were always more fun, even if it wasn't supposed to be a costume party.Dismissing the light thought, he became concerned whem he was accused of being weird and the source of his weirdness was identified as sounding like he did want to go to the ball as a date-date.
He could get out of this. He knew that. He just had to laugh it off and they'd go back to what they'd always been: best friends. He hadn't done anything irreversible yet. They'd probably even still go to the ball together ... as friends.
But he wasn't sure that was really what he wanted anymore. Sure, he hoped Reggie would be his best friend for the rest of his life, too, but maybe he'd be missing something increadible and amazing if he didn't take this chance.
"Um," he said, nervously rubbing at the back of his neck, "if it's too weird, we can just pretend I never asked this, but, um, would it be so bad if I was asking you out?"
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See? We are totally in sync.
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March 27, 2013 10:06 PM
Have we ever not been? by Reggie
Reggie laughed when Derry seemed pleased by her compliment. She could remember thinking him to be so strange when they had first met. She had never known anyone to wear such odd clothes. But now, after all of this time, she wasn’t sure if she could even recognize him if he wasn’t wearing those clothes. His carefree way of things always made the days go by so easily and how he was never embarrassed by being different gave Reggie the energy to be herself too. “You know, I had always had a secret fantasy about stealing your hat. Mainly because I wanted to try it on, but also because I wanted to see how you would react to not having your hat.” She smirked at him. He didn’t have to know the details of the fantasy. That she could keep all to herself.She had been half joking when she made the comment about him acting weird and that extended to the comment about him asking her out, but his reaction to it made her heart beat a little faster. She didn’t know why, but she was suddenly nervous. Derry was making her nervous! He was being weird and it was making her weird.
And then he asked something she never thought he would. Not because the idea of them hadn’t crossed her mind or she didn’t enjoy daydreaming about them, but because she didn’t think he ever had. She felt her face heating up and she couldn’t believe she was blushing! She never blushed. Well, she probably did, but for some reason, this time seemed significant and embarrassing.
“I…” Reggie started and then stalled out as she tried to figure out what to say to that. Dating Derry was foreign, even in her thoughts. “No, it’s not bad.” She finally said, her mind still running wild with things. “I just didn’t think you liked me like that.” And she didn’t want to ruin her relationship with her best friend either, which was why she had never admitted her own feelings for him. It was easier that way.
Reggie looked down at the necklace that Derry had given her and then back up at him, feeling slightly mortified that this had happened with so many people around, but also a little relieved and happy. “Are we… dating now?” She asked uncertainly, but then she smiled, feeling foolish for even asking that.
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March 28, 2013 11:39 AM
Not that I can remember by Derry Four
For just a moment, a look of alarm crossed Derry's expression and he had to supress the urge to grab onto his threatened hat to protect it. Just because Reggie said she wanted to steal it didn't mean she would, especially not two seconds after she made the confession.Though the thought of losing his hat made him feel psychosomatically light-headed at the very idea, he almost would have preferred to have stayed on that subject when she implied she had already known about her own interest in him but that he had been the one who hadn't seemed interested in anything more than friendship. The worst part was that she was right.
His own blush matched hers (except that hers must be a lot prettier, because blushes weren't normally cute but Reggie's totally was) as he grinned a little sheepishly at her. "Erm, I'm kinda oblivious sometimes," he admitted as if this was some kind of news to her. "Three bashed me over the head with it over midterm. In my defense," he added quickly, "it's a hereditary condition! Three had it, too, and Ben's just doomed because so did Gabby."
As for their current status, well, that was easy. "We're us, just like we always were, but better now." And, suddenly, it didn't seem nearly so foreign an idea as it had a minute ago, but the absolutely right thing to do. Derry took the tricorner off his head and plopped it onto Reggie's. "I wouldn't let just anyone wear my hat, now would I?" he asked her, grinning.
His own head felt a bit cold and naked by its absence, and he probably had hat hair, but he guessed this warm feeling in his heart was why the guys in his baseball league let their girlfriends wear their school jackets. Sonora didn't have those, and it would be weird to lend Reggie his robes - they wouldn't fit for one thing and she had her own for another - but his hat would work as a suitable alternative, he thought.
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March 30, 2013 11:23 PM
Me either. by Reggie
Reggie looked in amusement on as Derry had an internal struggle with her admission of wanting to steal his hat. She didn’t even have to steal it to see his reaction. She should have threatened it earlier on because then she wouldn’t have to wonder for so long about how he would handle not having his hat. This was what happened when she put too much thought into it. She ended up missing the golden opportunity to do whatever it was that she was thinking.Despite the truth behind his words, Reggie found herself laughing. Derry was always a little behind on the obvious things. Of course, Reggie hadn’t known herself until she had realized how irked she had been over Derry liking Josephine. At first, she had just thought she was mad that Phoenix dismissed her so easily while Derry was happily moving along nicely with Josephine, but that jealousy never really went away when she thought they were still into each other. She had just refused to acknowledge it since she wanted her best friend to be happy.
Reggie didn’t know if she was relieved by his description of the two of them or more confused because it wasn’t a definitive answer. She had to assume that the ‘but better’ actually did mean that they were now more than friends but that Derry didn’t want to label them as anything. She thought she could be okay with that, but if anyone asked her what they were, she wasn’t sure she could really answer them as ‘we’re us only better’ but then again, Derry and her have always been a little out there, so it was possible that such an answer defined them extremely well.
She had been looking away from Derry when she had thought about his answer to her question and thus, was rather surprised when she felt an object drop onto her head. She went to reach up for it but stopped when Derry cut in and she realized he had put his hat on her head. It was a hat, something simple and a little ridiculous for anyone who didn’t know Derry, but she knew how symbolic it was for him to lend it to her. Reggie looked up at him from beneath the rim of the hat. It was so strange the feeling she had wearing it. She felt warmed, her heart raced a little more. She was excited and happy. Derry said that they were still just them, but Reggie didn’t think that really was going to be true. If a hat made her this happy and awkward, it would be awhile before she would be more normal around him.
“Aw, is that what you look like under that hat?” Reggie teased, gently pinching his cheeks, “So handsome” Reggie grinned at him, “What will your poor head do now without it’s hat?” She really was curious as to whether or not he would let her have the hat and live life without his own or buy himself a new one or demand it back once he realized how much he missed it. Moving past the hat though in case he really was going to take it back, Reggie commented, “Well, as long as ‘better’ means holding hands and other affectionate things, I can work with that.”
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